People Relations Manager, Babbel
Subscription-based language learning software
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Subscription-based language learning software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create mutual understanding through language.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in People Operations/Relations or HR, preferably in a high-growth startup environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field. A master’s degree or HR certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, CIPD) is a plus
- Strong understanding of German employment law, works councils (Betriebsrat), and local regulations
- Expertise and profound experience of German payroll processes, ideally experiences in preparing payroll data
- Ability to handle sensitive situations with tact and maintain confidentiality
- Strong orientation towards details and structuring workflows and your own work
- Knowledge of people operations processes like work permits, BAV, BEM, work accidents
- Proficiency in written and spoken English, German is a plus
- Proficiency in MS Office and Workday HCM tool
What the job involves
- As a People Relations Manager, your mission will be to work in partnership with managers and their teams, with individual employees, and with externals to provide services that create a work environment of employee empowerment and involvement in the business
- Act as a trusted advisor to employees and managers, providing professional guidance on HR issues
- Manage employee onboarding, offboarding, and lifecycle events, maintaining a smooth experience and compliance with legal standards
- Build strong collaborations with external stakeholders such as the relocation agency, tax advisor, German authorities
- Coordinate and prepare the monthly payroll by providing relevant data and ensuring accurate delivery of payroll, including resolving complaints, questions and discrepancies
- Ensure that P&O records, contractual changes and other people related documentation for employees are processed and recorded
- Take ownership of P&O systems and policies, driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and optimize the overall employee experience
- Contribute to the growth and development of the People Relations Team, offering guidance and consultation to peers for effective issue resolution and team alignment
Our take
Babbel is one of the leading lights in the language eLearning sector. Its premium subscription-based online learning resources cover over a dozen predominantly European languages, at all proficiency levels. They include interactive lessons and podcasts - all developed and delivered by professional educators and linguists.
Learning languages online has become big business in recent years, and this has led to a surge of VC investment in the sector. This diversified the field of competition, tripling revenue for smaller rivals like Busuu and driving up engagement on online tutoring sites. It has ramped up pressure on incumbents like Babbel, and its better established (but pricier) competitor Rosetta Stone, to diversify their offerings.
To get there, Babbel has taken a smart cue from live tutoring sites like Preply, which also saw a surge in engagement over recent years. In recent years, Babbel has launched its own live tuition offering, and additional B2B services, demonstrating a savvy use of its leading position and strong resources to keep a tight grip on its substantial market share.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2015
$22m
SERIES C
Mar 2013
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $33.3m
Company benefits
- 30 vacation days and flexible working hours
- BVG card or Swapfiets bike
- Jobbatical and Sabbatical options
- Many internal & external learning opportunities to choose from
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- Visa and relocation assistance
- Full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes
- Modern office in the heart of buzzing Berlin equipped with a family, music, faith and nap room
- Various internal communities to be part of including the Femgineers, DEI Ambassadors, Accessibility & Disability Group and more
Company values
- A learning company inside and out
- What matters to our learners, matters to us
- We make the complicated simple
- We love what we do
- Diversity makes us stronger
- We are bold and humble
Company HQ
Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
Articles
Leadership
Thomas Holl
(MD)Previously a Software Developer with Native Instruments, who then worked as an Accenture Consultant.
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